Chief requests expanded use of reserve officers

At Monday evening’s city council meeting, Chief Brent Shatto presented a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 80 of city code. The ordinance would allow the Estherville Police Department to expand …

Peterson Point Preservation Foundation plans Founders Day

The Peterson Point Preservation Foundation at its Wednesday, April 10 meeting laid plans for a Founder’s Day celebration at the Peterson Point Historical Farmstead. The celebration will be 11 …

Board rejects proposed cost-saving measure

The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board took no action on a cost-saving proposal put forth by superintendent Tara Paul at the board’s regular meeting. The proposal sought a cost-sharing …
Local News
Business and industry is growing in the four-county Iowa Lakes Corridor region, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors learned at its Tuesday, April 16 meeting. Joanne Follon, Business Retention & …
ARMSTRONG — The Armstrong City Council at its Tuesday, April 9 meeting addressed city infrastructure and how to pay for it. City Superintendent Troy Leininger in his maintenance report said he …
Obituaries
  A memorial service for Joan  Dawson, 96, of Wallingford, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville with Pastor Fred …
Local Sports
ELC’s Joie Christensen lines up a putt on Hole No. 5 at the Estherville Golf Course.

ELC finishes second at home

Even missing one of its top four golfers from its lineup, the Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Golf Team shot a very respectable 405 to finish second at its home invitational on Monday. Spencer …

Midgets finish seventh at Spencer Tourney

SPENCER - Taking part in a 15-team tournament that included all five Lakes Conference schools, the Estherville Lincoln Central Boys Golf Team finished seventh overall with an 18-hole score of 328. …

SL-O sweeps Midgets in Lakes dual

SPIRIT LAKE — The Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Tennis Team took a couple matches from Spirit Lake-Okoboji, but the hosts won 7-2 in the team standings in Monday’s Lakes Conference …

Anderson sets 100-meter school record

ARMSTRONG — The Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Track Team had a strong night at the 2024 Elliott-Godfredsen Relays in Armstrong on Monday. ELC won six events and Jasey Anderson set a school …
From the opinion pages

Thanking and praising community support of ELC Girls Basketball

To the Editor: The ELC Girls Basketball season has come to a close. The support of our team from the crowds in attendance from the ELC community and the ELC HS Midget Maniacs during the …

Power players in Iowa Senate are aiding and abetting

To the Editor: The Iowa legislature is considering a bill designed to combat “organized retail theft” of property from stores. Lawmakers supporting the measure said they wanted to deter …

Huge Thanks

To the Editor: We had a first hand chance to observe the tremendous efforts of the Wallingford and Estherville Emergency Responders a couple weeks ago. The professionalism and urgency of these men …

Local columns

The Rowley Report

Technically this was the last full week while next week the 100 days of this 2024 session concludes on Tuesday the 16th. In reality we still have budgets to work on through the Appropriations …

90 General Assembly nearing a close at Iowa Statehouse

The final days of this year’s session, as well as the 90th General Assembly, are upon us. We are ramping up debate on the budget pieces that signal the end of each session. Many of the budget …

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